Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.39 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.84 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 15.84 million number against 1.39 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 14.45 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 328,508 number 5.08 million number 4.75 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 436,009 number 6.74 million number 6.31 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 603,994 number 8.69 million number 8.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 815,235 number 10.98 million number 10.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.16 million number 14.31 million number 13.15 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 15.84 million number against 1.39 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14.45 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.